There’s a lot of air-sniffing going on around the Mets these days. People close to the team – and far away from it, as well – are beginning to wonder exactly which way the wind is blowing. There are portents abounding, smoke signals to be seen and tea leaves to be read. We are 50 [...]
The quintessential source for minor league baseball information is Baseball America. They are the keepers of the most respected ranking lists and are usually the gold standard for judging the relative strength of a farm system. They recently published a list of minor league players who were particularly hot and, wouldn’t you know it, two [...]
It may not feel like it at times, but Sandy Alderson is hearing the Mets fans pleas and cries, and making an effort to correct what isn’t working. The firing of hitting coach Dave Hudgens after Monday night’s loss to the Pirates is a signal that failure will not be tolerated, even at the highest [...]